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Sheriff Don Asmus of Todd County recently announced the local awardee of the Minnesota Sheriff’s Association Scholarship Program for 2018.
The Association awards scholarships each year to individuals planning to become Minnesota Peace Officers. The applicants apply through their local Sheriff’s...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary students of the month for October were recently selected.
Kindergarten
The kindergarten student of the month for October is Nathaniel Rengulbai. This student constantly is finding ways to help others. This student works hard to find the owner of any lost item...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Elementary School recently announced its students of the month for September.
Kindergarten
The kindergarten student of the month for September is Simon Kruse. Simon is respectful of others when he sits with his hands to himself. He is quiet and stands facing the front in...
Ben and Jennifer Goldsmith of Long Prairie, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Gunnar Alton Goldsmith. He was born on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 8:58 p.m. at CentraCare Health - Long Prairie. He weighed eight pounds.
Grandparents are Scott and Terri Hurley and Steve and Patty Goldsmith.
Isaac Johnson
Swanville School is pleased to announce Isaac Johnson as the September Junior High Student of the Month. Isaac is the son of Josh and Bonnie Johnson. His hobbies include playing football, baseball and card games. He also enjoys hunting, snowmobiling, fishing, and playing the drums...
Michelle Aleckson, of Burtrum, has won the Cascade Award, Oregon Christian Writers’ annual writing contest, in the Unpublished Contemporary Fiction Book category. Her novel, Riptide, was one of more than 200 entries submitted to the contest. The winners were announced the evening of August 23rd at...
Jerry and Natalie Schubert of Rice and David and Shirley Hulinsky of Burtrum announce the upcoming wedding of their children Amanda Schubert and Nathan Hulinsky. The ceremony is planned for October 13, 2018.
Amanda is a 2013 graduate of Sauk Rapids/Rice High School and will graduate in May with a...
Chief Master Sergeant Rod M. Ebner recently retired from the Air Force as he completed his 30th year of active duty. A retirement ceremony in his honor took place August 17 at the McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas.
In attendance were his parents, Al and Dona Ebner of Long Prairie and more than 300...
Nicole Bjerke, CentraCare Health—Long Prairie, has been included in the inaugural Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) Forty Under 40 list.
The Forty Under 40 program is designed to recognize the future leaders within the health care philanthropy community. AHP is honoring these 40 young...
Swanville Dollars for Scholars® is pleased to announce that local volunteer Roxanne “Rocky” Thompson has been selected by Scholarship America® as the 2018 Ralph “Cy” Seifert National Volunteer of the Year.
The Volunteer of the Year award honors and recognizes individual Dollars for Scholars...
